The Pardoner's Tale

When the tale opens, what are the rioters doing?

• drinking

• nothing

• dancing

• sleeping

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What passes the rioters by that catches their attention?

• A knight

• A priest

• A coffin

• A horse

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What kind of people are the rioters?

• Upstanding citizens

• gamblers and drunks

• hardworking people

• good people

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The Pardoner admits to being...

• thoughtful

• evil

• kind

• greedy

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Who are the rioters looking for in the tale?

• the knight

• the king

• the old man

• death

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The Pardoner is an official of the...

• civic association

• king

• government

• church

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Why do the rioters go looking for death in the tale?

• to be paid

• they were commissioned by the king

• avenge the death of their friend

• earn fame and fortune

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Which statement best describes the end of the tale?

• death takes a holiday

• death takes the florins

• the rioters become rich

• the rioters meet death

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Where did the old man say death was?

• under the tree

• in an old abandoned building

• under a bridge

• he wasn't in town anymore

Why did the rioters want to move the coins at night?

• avoid suspicion

• seek help from the local farmer

• so no one will take the coins

• they didn't want death to see them

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